Sports Medicine Staff Directory

Sports Medicine Staff Directory

	Mark Pocinich Director of Sports Medicine - Head Athletic Trainer San Diego State '96, Oregon '98 Sport Assignment: Men's Volleyball, Football Additional Specializations & Experience: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Myofascial Release, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Manual Therapy, Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen, Selective Functional Movement Assessment mpocinich@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 794-1547
	Lorita Granger Associate Athletic Trainer Cal State Fullerton '82 Sport Assignment: Gymnastics Additional Specializations & Experience: Special Needs & High-Risk Athletes, Eating Disorders, Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen, Selective Functional Movement Assessment lgranger@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-4441
	Tandi Hawkey Senior Athletic Trainer Illinois '02, North Carolina '04 Sport Assignments: Men's Soccer, Women's Water Polo Additional Specializations & Experience: Performance Enhancement Specialist, Manual Therapy, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Graston Technique, ACL Injuries, Intern with U.S. Soccer, Functional Movement Screen, Selective Functional Movement Assessment thawkey@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-4880
	Anthony Venute Senior Athletic Trainer UCLA '02, Michigan State '04 Sport Assignment: Head Football Additional Specializations & Experience: Muscle Energy Technique, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Manual Therapy, Graston Technique, , Functional Movement Screen, Internship with Buffalo Bills avenute@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-4529
	Jeremy Vail Rehabilitation Director - Physical Therapist & Athletic Trainer Evansville '96 Sport Assignments: Swimming & Diving, Women's Golf Additional Specializations & Experience: Manual Therapist, Board Certified Orthopaedic Specialist, Functional Movement Screen, Selective Functional Movement Assessment jvail@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3585
	Steve Agee Senior Athletic Trainer Fresno State '03, Cal State Northridge '06 Sport Assignments: Football, Men's Golf Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique, Internship with Oakland Raiders, Overhead Injuries to the Shoulder, Functional Movement Screen, IASTM, Manual Therapy, Myofascial Decompression Cup Therapy sagee@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 206-9151
	Shane Besedick Athletic Trainer Long Beach State '08, California University of Pennsylvania '10 Sport Assignments: Men's Basketball, Men's Tennis Additional Specializations & Experience: Functional Movement Screen, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Myofascial Decompression Technique, Internship with Club Deportivo Chivas USA sbesedick@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3335
	Max Bertman Athletic Trainer Graceland University '01, Northern Illinois '05 Sport Assignments: Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis Additional Specializations & Experience: Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner, Graston Technique, Manual Therapy, Functional Movement Screen, Selective Functional Movement Assessment mbertman@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3963
	Toral Desai Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Pacific '04, USC '08, Central Oklahoma '13 Sport Assignments: Women's Volleyball, Sand Volleyball, Rowing Additional Specializations & Experience: Myofascial Release, Manual Therapy, Therapeutic Exercises, Internship with United States Olympic Committee tdesai@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 206-6107
	Christopher Gibson Athletic Trainer Cal State Fullerton '11, North Carolina '13 Sport Assignments: Softball, Rowing Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique, Manual Therapy, Selective Functional Movement Assessment cgibson@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3413
	Ariel Guldstrand Athletic Trainer University of La Verne '12, University of Utah '14 Sport Assignments: Women's Basketball, M/W Track and Field Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique, Manual Therapy, Iliotibial Band Syndrome and Gait Retrainig Research aguldstrand@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 206-5608
	Marc Reichling Athletic Trainer Long Beach State '12 Sport Assignments: Football, Track & Field Additional Specializations & Experience: Functional Movement Screen; Corrective Exercise Specialist mreichling@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3585
	Carl Stocklin Athletic Trainer Florida '09, Michigan State '12 Sport Assignments: Baseball, Men's Water Polo Additional Specializations & Experience: USA Baseball National Team Development Program, Functional Movement Screen, Manual Medicine, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Graston Technique cstocklin@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-3965
	Tracy Castrejana Athletic Training Intern Northeastern University '13, California State University '15 Sport Assignments:M/W Cross Country, M/W Track and Field Additional Specializations & Experience: Internship with Houston Ballet, Myofascial Cupping Technique tcastrejana@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 206-6105
	David Rodriguez Insurance Coordinator UCLA '03 drodriguez@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 206-6105

Non-Operative Sports Medicine Physicians

	John P. DiFiori, MD, FACSM Head Team Physician; Professor and Chief, UCLA Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics; UCLA Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery Undergraduate Education: Franklin and Marshall College Medical School: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Residency: Lancaster, PA; Lancaster General Hospital Fellowship: UCLA Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine Sub-Specialty Board Certification: Sports Medicine Additional Sports Medicine Experience: NBA Director of Sports Medicine; Former President, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine; Editorial Board, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine; Editorial Board, Current Sports Medicine Reports; Medical Consultant NHL Players Association 2003-2014. jdifiori@mednet.ucla.edu, Office: 310-206-5250
	Aurelia Nattiv, MD Associate Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics; Director, UCLA Metabolic Bone and Osteoporosis Center Undergraduate Education: UCLA Medical School: Washington University, St. Louis Residency: Sonoma County Hospital, Santa Rosa/UCSF Fellowship: UCLA Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine Specializations: Female Athlete Triad, Stress Fracture Prevention and Management, Bone Health/Osteoporosis, Risk-Taking Behaviors in Athletes Additional Sports Medicine Experience:Team Physician for US Olympic Committee, USA Track and Field, and USA Gymnastics; Ladies Professional Golf Association Medical Consultant; Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine; Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine Research Interests: Sports Medicine anattiv@mednet.ucla.edu, 424-259-9826
	Daniel V. Vigil, MD Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Family Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Associate Team Physician - UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Undergraduate Education: Stanford Medical School: Harvard Residency: Kaiser Permanente Fellowship: UCLA Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine Specializations: Primary Care Sports Medicine Additional Sports Medicine Experience:USA Track & Field Research Interests: Medical Informatics dvigil@mednet.ucla.edu
	Dena Florczyk, MD Assistant Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Clinical Instructor, UCLA Division of Sports Medicine Undergraduate Education: University of California, Berkeley Medical School: University of California, San Diego Residency: Jefferson Medical College/Christiana Care Health Services Fellowship: UCLA Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, CAQ Sports Medicine Specializations: Sports Medicine Additional Sports Medicine Experience:Medical Director, UCLA Club Sports dflorczyk@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-4073
	Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA Assistant Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine Undergraduate Education: University of California, Los Angeles Medical School: University of Southern California Residency: University of California, Los Angeles Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine Specializations: Sports Medicine jgoldman@mednet.ucla.edu

Orthopedic Physicians

	David McAllister, MD Associate Head Team Physician & Director of Orthopedic Surgery, UCLA Athletics; Professor and Chief, Sports Medicine Service, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Undergraduate Education: University of California, San Diego Medical School: The Ohio State University Residency: University of California, Irvine Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine Specializations: Knee Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery Research Interests: Knee Ligaments Additional Sports Medicine Experience: 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships, 2004 US Golf Senior Open Tournament Medical Director/Team Physician dmcallisteroffice@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-206-5250 www.drdavidmcallister.com
	Sharon Hame, MD Associate Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery Undergraduate Education: UCLA Medical School: UHS/The Chicago Medical School Residency: New York University Medical Center Fellowship: UCLA Sports Medicine Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine Specializations: Ankle, Knee, Hip, and Shoulder Arthroscopy; Knee Ligament Reconstruction and Shoulder Reconstruction Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Ligament Reconstruction, Shoulder and Hip Outcome Studies shame@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-206-4161
	Frank A. Petrigliano, MD Assistant Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Faculty, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Undergraduate Education: Cornell University Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ Residency: UCLA Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery: Shoulder & Sports Medicine; Orthopaedic Research: UCLA Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Specializations: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Knee Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Elbow Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Complex Cartilage Restoration Procedures Additional Sports Medicine Experience: New Jersey Nets Assistant Team Physician 2009-2010; Iona College Assistant Team Physician 2009-2010 Fpetrigliano@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-2126
	Kristofer Jones, MD Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine Undergraduate Education: University of Chicago Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill-Cornell Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill-Cornell Board Certification: Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Specializations: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Knee & Elbow Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Complex Cartilage Restoration Procedures Additional Sports Medicine Experience: Brooklyn Nets, Assistant Team Physician 2012-13; New York Red Bulls, Assistant Team Physician; 2012-13 Orthopedic Consultant for U.S. Open Tennis Tournament; Iona University Assistant Team Physician 2012-13 kjjones@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-6095
	Dr. Peter Vezeridis, MD Assistant Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Undergraduate Education: Brown University Medical School: Brown Medical School Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Board Certification: Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Specializations: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Knee Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Elbow Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Complex Cartilage Restoration Procedures Additional Sports Medicine Experience: New England Patriots Assistant Team Physician 2012-2013; Boston Red Sox Assistant Team Physician 2012-2013; Boston Bruins Assistant Team Physician 2012-2013; New England Revolution Assistant Team Physician 2012-2013; Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games Physician pvezeridis@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-5003
	Dr. Gerald Finerman, MD Emeritus Head Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor of UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery Undergraduate Education: Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical School: Johns Hopkins University Residency: Johns Hopkins University Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Specializations: Orthopaedic Surgery Research Interests: Sports Medicine gfinerman@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-6019

Team Dentist

Ray Padilla, DDS
Undergraduate Education: California Western, San Diego
Dental School: University of Southern California
Fellowship: FASD, FPFA
Specializations: Trauma Treatment, Cosmetic Reconstruction
Research Interests: Trauma Treatment, Athletic Mouthguards
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: 1984 Olympic Games Dental Staff, 1988 United States Olympic Team Chief Organizer of Dental Screening, 1994 Soccer World Cup Sports Medicine Committee, 2004 World Hockey Championships Doping Control, 2015 Special Olympics World Games, National Youth Sports Safety Foundation Board of Advisors, Team Dentist for Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer Team, US Men's and Women's Soccer, Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football Team
rpaddds@ucla.edu, 310-536-0710

Team Podiatrist

Howard Liebeskind, D.P.M.
Undergraduate Education: Syracuse University
Podiatric Medical Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, IL
Residency: Van Nuys Community Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
Membership: American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Biomechanial Design Concepts of Athletic Footgear
Specializations: Podiatric Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Experience: Team Podiatrist, US Men's and Women's National Soccer Teams ; Member, Medical Advisory Board, United States Soccer Federation; Team Podiatrist , Los Angeles Galaxy and CD Chivas USA, of Major League Soccer, Podiatric Consultant, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Santa Monica; Team Podiatrist, Pepperdine University. Past Experience: Los Angeles Clippers , Los Angeles Kings.
howard@drhowardliebeskind.com, 818-347-9806

Dietitian

Beth Miller, MS, RD
Director of Performance Nutrition
Undergraduate Education: Tennessee Tech University '13
Graduate School: Florida State '15
Internship: Florida State
Certification: Registered Dietitian
Research Interests: Nighttime Eating and Next Morning Athletic Recovery/Performance, Nutrition and Injury Recovery, Hydration Status, Nutrition and Immunity.
bmiller@athletics.ucla.edu , 310-206-4011

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